Drapery support



June 17, 1930. D. M. sARKlsIAN DRAPERY sUBPonT Filed Nov. 4, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTQA A TToRNEY June 17,1930.

D. M. sARKlslAN DRAPERY SUPPORT Filed Nov 4, 1927 2 sheets-sheet' 2 INVENTOR. AODLM` h4,

'TTORNEY Patented June 177, 1930 DICKRAN M. sARKIsIAN, on FOREST HILLsyNEW Yom:

PATENT oFFi DRAPERY SUPPORT i Application filed November 4, 1927. Serial No. 231,088.`

This invention relates hanging devices.` y

Draperyhanging devices of the traversing types heretofore known and used have been open to the objection that the structural formation of the curtain supporting traversing mechanism was such that the parts had a pronounced tendency to bind or jam in use. The binding action thus produced interfered with the manipulation of the curtains or draperies and resulted structure.

Another objectionable feature of prior devices of this general nature has resided in the in an unsatisfactory difficulty `of installation, the installation re-` qluiring careful fitting and the services of skillful and trained' workmen on the `premises where the devices were mounted.

A general object of the present invention is to provide drapery hanging devicesof the traversing type which will be free from `the objections referred to, which will operate without possibility of jamming, and which can be readily installed by an untrained workman in any of ay plurality of adaptations.

With these and other objects in View, the

invention includes a construction of track anddrapery-supporting'traversing rollers which i cannot interlock or. iam. In order to achieve this useful feature the track runways are provided with a convex curvature in section and the traversingrollers, which supporta drapery suspension memberextending downwardly between the runways, are concavely rounded and formed to fit the runways.v y With this' construction the angular turning ofthe axis of the rollers out of a position at right angles to the runways can be accomplished 40 only with therising of the rollers on the curvedtrack surfaces, thisraction being re- `sisted by the weight of the drapery, so that the maintenance of the rollers in their normal y relation to the -track structure'is assured.

Construction and formation of parts which enables a person unskilled in the work to' install the device. In particular the necessity forl the accurate and painstaking cutting'of l, 6U the track member-telit between the supportgenerally to drapery' vlength thereof.

Another feature of the invention resides in` `ing brackets is obviated by the use of adapt-er l members which frictionally fit the ends Vof the track member for use in varying the The invention also includes bracket members of a simple and inexpensive typeformed of sheet metal stock instead of the cast metal heretofore in use.` The supporting connection between the brackets and track ends preferably includes a square or equivalent plug and socket connection which permits of the mountingl of the brackets in either vertical positions as circumstances may require.

Y y Other features of the invention will .be hereinafter referred to. f

v In the drawings in which a preferred einbodiment of the invention has beenV selected for illustration, y Y

Figure l is a viewin front elevation of a drapery supporting installation embodying the invention. 1

Figure 2 is a. view in. transverse vertical section and on an enlarged scale of the parts shown in Figure 1. 1

Figure 3 isa view in horizontal section and on an enlarged scale of a portionfof the `deviceshown in Figure 1.

Y largedscale of an adapter member forming ,modifiedfform of bracket support for a trackl -member and an additional curtain rod.

Figure Tis a view similar to Figure 6 show,- ing a modified-form of bracket support.

tailed description of the invention, at' 10 is yshown va track member` which consists of a Atubular member having a generally rectangivA lar formation in cross-section and provided Referring to thedrawings for a more de-y with a slotll; along its lowermost wall when disposed in a horizontalpositionfor use iV :0n either side ofthe slot 11, that is, in lianking relation theretofwa pair'of runways 12 is provided," the runways being formed with inwardly and' convexly curved surfaces'V on whicha'pair of rollers 13 having correspondingly concavely curved surfaces 14 are adapted to roll.

The rollers 13 are mounted on a common axle member 15 and are separated by a spacing block or member 16 which overlies the slot 11. The spacing member 16 also provides a support for a drapery-supporting member v17 which is swiveled in the spacing member 16 and depends through the slot l1 to provide a support for a hook member 18 which is fastened atoneV end'toa curtain or drapery 19 and engages an eye 20 formed iig the lower end of the supportingmember 1 v The rollers 13 bylreason of the curved` l supporting member 17. In addition, the

outer ends of the rollers 13 are convexly curved as at 21 and it is impossible for the rollers to engage the outer walls of the tubular track member 10, thereby further eliminating any tendency of the rollers to jam in the tube.

In order to obviate the necessity for precise and accurate fitting of track member -10 to the distance separating therbrack'et members 22 by which the track member is supported7 adapter members 23 and 24 are made use of for providing thesupporting connection between the ends of the tubular track member V1() and the supporting brackets 22. The adapter members'are provided with spring ngers 25 which are arranged'to enter the ends of the track tube member 10 and to frictionally engage the walls thereof. By this arrangement it will be' seen that the y adapter members Ycan be slidably moved longitudinally of the tube by reason of their telescopic relationthereto so that the length of the tubecan be in effect extended or re-V stricted to fit the space between'the bracket members. This method of adapting the tube to the spa-ce between the brackets makes it possible tocut the tube lengths from an approximate measure taken on the premises so that the work of fitting the'parts can be done onthe premises by an untrained: workman,`

thereby obviating the cutting and precise fitting that would call fort-he services of a skilled workman and require operations at the place `ofinstallation whichshould more properly ,be carried Vout in a workshop.

Y Referring to Figure3 `itwill be seen that a space 46 exists' between the endl ofthe track member 10 and the bracket 22, this space Ythe bracket Amembers 22 Vmay be mounted being occupied by the adapter 23 which thereby .produces the necessary fit between the track and the spaced-apart supporting bracket-s 22.

In order to securely attach the track member to the supporting brackets 22 a plug and socket connection between the bracket and the adaptermembers s3 and 24 is provided, with a locking screw for holding the socket in the plug. For example, the bracket member 22 is provided withfasqiare opening or socket 26 whereas the adapter'members 23 andf2l1` are provided with a square projection orplug member 2 7 adapted to it in the square or equivalent opening 26. With this construction the plug member 27 is inserted inthe opening 26and a locking screw 28 is then `threaded into the plug 27 from the outermost side of the bracket member 22. The screw 28 has an enlarged head portion; which extends beyond the limits of the plugreceiving opening 26 and thereby forms a locking Vclampy to securely hold the parts in their supported position.

The adapter members 23 and 24 serve also Vas bracket supporting members for suitable pulleys 29 and30 over which an operating cord 31 for the Ydraperies 19 is passed. In order to attach the operating cord to the draperies eye members 32 are provided which` provide an attachment of a pair of the supbrackets thus provided are strong and rigid in construction andinekpensive to manufacture. Preferably intermediate bracket members such. asis shown at 35 in Figure 1 of the drawing` are provided for additionally supporting Athe track member, particularly when .Y the Vlength thereof isv relatively substantial. Y

Byureason ofthe square .or equivalentshaped plugs and socketl members 26 and 27 eitherl in horizontal or vertical. positions thereby adapting the device forextensive use in various situations. y Y V- `Where circumstances so require a base plate or strip 36formed of woodor other material may be provided to which'v the bracket members 22fare attached, the stripl or supporting plate 36 being thendirectly attached to the door frame or other opening in 'which the draperies are to be used. f f l The bracket members maytake analternaktive form such as that shown in Figurei at '37, lprovision being lmade in this form vof cony struction for the mounting of the .track member 10 near the baseportion 38 of the bracket ico lli)

member and also for mounting a curtain rod such as 39 on an extended portion of the bracket 37.

Still another form of bracket member 40 is shown in Figure 7 in which squared openings 41 are provided near the extended free ends of the bracket member to receive track member 10 while suitable openings`42 and 43 are" provided near the base portion 44 of the y bracket in which to receive the shafts 45 of a roller on which a window shade such as 46 is carried. Other modiiications ofthe bracket members may also be provided as circumstances may require.

I claim:

1. In a drapery supporting device, a track member having two laterally separated runways, along the runways, a common axle :tor the rollers, and a drapery suspending member attached to the axle member and extending 'downwardly between said runways, said run- Ways being convexlyk and concavely curved in cross section and the rollers being concavely and convexly curved to conform to the runway surfaces and substantially fill theV 3. In a drapery supporting device, a track member having the form ofV a tube provided with a slot extending along its lowermost y wall, runways formed in the ylower wall of the tube on opposite sides of the slot, bracket members arranged to support the tube atits opposite ends, adaptermembers having spring fingers formed for telescopic'frictioni al engagement with the inner surfaces'of the tube at the opposite ends thereof, said adapter members being provided with plug mem-` bers having a square section, said bracket members being provided with square openi and clampplug mem. bers to clampl the bracket members against Y ings to receive said plug members, ing screws adapted to enter the the adapter members. d

In testimony whereof I aix my signature.

DICKRAN M. SARKISIAN.

a pair of rollers arranged to travel f 

